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Aug82022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Manokan delinquent rentals P8.6M, no biz permits noted

Bacolod Councilor Celia Flor, City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III and City Legal Officer Romeo Carlos Ting Jr. (l-r) inspecting the Manokan County on Monday, August 8.*CPG photoThe Bacolod Joint Market Inspection Team conducted a surprise inspection on Monday, August 8, of the Manokan Country, whose occupants along with those of the three main public markets have rent arrears totaling P34 million.Bacolod Councilor Celia Flor, Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Markets and Slaughterhouse chair, said they conducted the surprise inspection to see how the city can improve the Manokan Country, ensure compliance of the Sanitation Code and find a solution to occupants’ arrears in rent.Flor said one establishment had already encroached into an area where a park put up ...

Aug72022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Man found dead with slashed throat

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The man who was found dead in Brgy. Mambulac, Silay City.*Silay PNP photoA man with a slashed throat was found dead at Antonio Luna Interior, Brgy. Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental, Friday night, August 5.He was identified as 20-year-old Steven Placido of Loney 1, Brgy. Mambulac in Silay.The victim succumbed to stab wounds on his armpit and slashed throat.The killing could be a case of mistaken identity as the victim has an identical twin, who may have been the target of the unidentified suspects, the police said.Police are still investigating the incident.*

Aug92022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Farmer shot, hacked to death

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The body of the farmer who was killed in Kabankalan City on Sunday, August 7.*Kabankalan PNP photoA farmer was shot and hacked to death at Barangay Tampalon in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Sunday, August 7.Killed was Romeo Juanico, 38, of Barangay Camingawan.Police investigation showed that the three suspects - two brothers and their uncle - chanced upon the victim and attacked him.One of the suspects shot the victim several times. When he fell to the ground, the two other suspects hacked and stabbed him to death, the police added.Police have yet to establish the motive for the killing.*

Aug72022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Consumers’ group slams CENECO ‘Triple A’ status

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Consumers’ group Power Watch Negros slammed the Category AAA or Triple A rating of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. (CENECO) given recently by the National Electrification Administration (NEA).Power Watch secretary-general Wennie Sancho said Sunday, August 7, that the award is a “form of window dressing or an instance of making something appear more attractive in an attempt to redeem a tarnished image.”This is another uproar amid the controversies hounding CENECO from mismanagement to neglect of duties, he added.The Triple A Category is the highest rating given by NEA to electric cooperatives that have performed excellently in their operations. From 2016 to 2021, CENECO was able to maintain the Triple A status.But Sancho chided NEA for being “oblivious” that onl...

Aug72022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

No eviction just regulation, city sidewalk vendors told

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Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (center) with Councilor Celia Flor and City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III meeting with the representatives of the vendors on Saturday.*The Bacolod government will not evict the close to 1,000 sidewalk vendors in the city, the majority of whom are vending outside three major public markets, but will regulate the areas where they can vend, Councilor Celia Flor said on Sunday, August 7.Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, Flor and City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III met with the representatives of the vendors on Saturday.The sidewalk vendors feared that they would be cleared out, Flor, who chairs the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Markets and Slaughterhouse, said.“We told them that was not our intention, our i...

Aug92022 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Sugar stakeholders meet set on SRP to curb rising prices

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A sugar stakeholders meeting is set Wednesday, August 10, to discuss the suggested retail price for sugar, Sugar Regulatory Administrator Hermenegildo Serafica said Tuesday, August 9.He said the online meeting will be held with Agriculture Undersecretary Kristine Evangelista. The meeting has been called by the DA as retail prices of refined sugar breached the P100 mark per kilo.President Ferdinand Marcos, who is also concurrent agriculture secretary, has approved the importation of at least 300,000 metric tons of sugar to prevent a shortage in supply and to help bring down retail prices.Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer said there is a shortage of sugar and the retail price has gone up so the importation is a good move before the milling season goes full b...

Aug52022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Over P20M agri projects turned over in Calatrava

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More than P20 million in irrigation, farm machinery and equipment were turned over to farmer associations in Brgy. Minapasuk, Calatrava in Negros Occidental on Friday, August 5.The SPUR 2 Magtuod Irrigation Project costs P19.9 million, while the rice mill shed, multi-purpose drying pavement, walk-behind rice transplanter, mechanical reaper, and floating tiller costs P1.7 million, a press release from the Capitol said.The project beneficiaries are the SPUR 2 Irrigators Association of Minapasuk, Calatrava and Pakigdaet sa Kalambo-an of Bug-ang, Toboso.The project was implemented through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist.The Himoga-an River is the water source for the irrigation project, with a potential service area of 200 hectares.Board Member Araceli Somosa sai...

Aug72022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Heroes welcome set for Bago softbelles

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The Bago City Girls Junior League Softball Team *Little League Philippines photoTeam Asia-Pacific represented by the Bago City Girls Junior League Softball Team won third place in the 2022 Junior League Softball World Series held in Kirkland, Washington in the United States of America, Bago Mayor Nicholas Yulo said Sunday. Bago is beaming with pride, he said.“I personally would like to congratulate our softball girls and their coaches for their hard work, dedication, and perseverance in bringing honor not only to Bago City but to the entire nation,” he said.He thanked the parents for encouraging their children and the Filipino community in the USA for taking good care of the Bago players, which boosted their morale and fighting spirit to hit a “home run”.“Our new j...

Aug52022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Man who ran amok shot

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The scene of the shooting incident.*Isabela PNP photoA man was injured after he allegedly ran amok at Zone 3, Brgy. Tinongan, Isabela, Negros Occidental, Thursday, August 4.Injured was 38-year-old Ramil Cardona.Initial investigation showed that the victim who was armed with a bolo allegedly attacked the barangay chairman, identified as 58-year-old Eugenio Sambrona, after the latter responded to the alarm and scandal incident.This prompted Sambrona to shoot the victim, who was allegedly suffering from mental disorder.After the incident, the barangay chairman surrendered to the police and turned over his .45 caliber pistol with one magazine loaded with six live ammunition along with his firearm’s registration and permit to carry.The victim sustained gunshot wounds on ...

Aug82022 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Man drowns in Bago

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The area where the Bago resident’s body was found.*Bago PNP photoA 36-year-old man drowned in a river in Brgy. Mailum, Bago City, Negros Occidental, Sunday, August 7.The fatality was identified as Chris John Napal, a STL bet collector.According to the victim’s family, he had a drinking session with his cousin the day before, then went home.Police said the victim may have drowned due to the strong current brought on by heavy rains when he crossed to the other side of the river where his house was located.Hours later, a resident found the body of the victim lifeless in the river.*